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Series

Works by Ho Che Anderson

King Vol. 1 (1993) 37 copies
Godhead Volume One (2018) 28 copies
King (Vol. II) (2002) 28 copies
King Volume 3 (2003) 20 copies
Young Hoods in Love (1995) 11 copies
Scream Queen (2005) 10 copies, 1 review
The No-Boys Club (1998) 9 copies
King (2000) 4 copies
Godhead 2 (2023) 3 copies
Pop life #1 2 copies
Black dogs (2019) 2 copies

Associated Works

Revolutionary Suicide (1973) — Cover artist, some editions — 660 copies, 9 reviews
So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy (2004) — Cover artist — 323 copies, 9 reviews
American Splendor: Another Day (2007) — Illustrator — 86 copies, 1 review
Wakanda (2023) — Contributor — 3 copies, 1 review
Deadline USA vol. 2 # 2 (1992) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Birthdate
1969-
Gender
male
Occupations
graphic novelist
Nationality
Canada
Associated Place (for map)
Canada

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Reviews

3 reviews
the story is creepy and hard to follow because the art is very confusing. i just didn't get it.
Over 10 years in the making, Anderson's biographical graphic novel has the weight and depth of a lifetime of research. The book is a compelling and often moving narrative of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Anderson follows King from boyhood through college and into the stormy civil rights movement. But while the broad narrative of King's life may be familiar, this is hardly a Classic Comics approach to the man. In order to capture the complexity of King's life and times, Anderson employs show more a uniquely multifacted and multilayered graphic and narrative technique that falls somewhere between cartooning, painting, collage and documentary photography. It is deeply effective. At times, King's life is a straightforward narrative, but then a Greek chorus of voices will interrupt to comment on the action and other different versions of events. At other crucial moments, the pages errupt into color abstractions or expressionist renderings. Anchoring all this dazzling technique is Anderson's acute ear for dialogue and profound understanding of his subject. In the simplest scenes of King and his colleagues in discussion-in a car, a bar or a living room- Anderson makes history palpable. Through a varied graphic arsenal and subtle prosse. Anderson's King comes alive.

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Straordinaria la prefazione e la presentazione del libro. Ma la lettura è stata davvero ardua. Molto testo, troppo, in presenza di un tratto pesante; il tutto con una storia estremamente poco lineare e farcita di stop e go che non facilitano la lettura. Spesso subentra la noia. La storia di Luther King è quella di un uomo che ha cambiato il mondo. Ed Obama Presidente è un po' la realizzazione del suo sogno. Ma questo fumetto, oltre a consentire una discreta ricostruzione del contesto e show more delle principali tappe della vita del pastore statunitense, non riesce ad entusiasmarmi, non trova mai il cambio di passo che consente di trasformare un racconto in una grande storia. Il disegno, inoltre, non rientra nei miei canoni. Il che porta al giudizio abbastanza modesto circa questo fumetto. show less
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Works
25
Also by
5
Members
297
Popularity
#78,941
Rating
3.8
Reviews
3
ISBNs
24
Languages
4

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